{"id":628,"date":"2025-12-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=628&2025"},"modified":"2025-12-18T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:00:16","slug":"leading-people-to-jesus-john-6-1-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/leading-people-to-jesus-john-6-1-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading People to Jesus: John 6:1-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: John 6:1-15 (NASB)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). <sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick. <sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0Then Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples. <sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. <sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to Philip, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?&#8221;<\/span> <sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. <sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0Philip answered Him, &#8220;Two hundred <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">The denarius was equivalent to a day&#8217;s wages<\/span>denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.&#8221; <sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter&#8217;s brother, <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to Him, <sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0&#8220;There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?&#8221; <sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus said, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Have the people sit down.&#8221;<\/span> Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. <sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted. <sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0When they were filled, He <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to His disciples, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.&#8221;<\/span> <sup>13<\/sup>\u00a0So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. <sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, &#8220;This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.&#8221;<\/p><p><sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone. <\/p><p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=john 6:1-15&amp;version=NASB\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">John 6:1-15<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>In one of the most famous events in all four gospels, Jesus turns what is a hopelessly small meal for a small boy into a lunch that was able to feed over five thousand people. However, while all four gospels include this event, only the gospel of John gives details about where the food came from \u2013 and how the food ultimately reached Jesus.<\/p>\r\n<p>After Jesus has challenged the disciples to get food, we read about an unlikely turn of events. \u201c<strong>One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter\u2019s brother, said to Him, \u2018There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?\u2019<\/strong>\u201d (v. 8-9)<\/p>\r\n<p>What stands out to me in this event is the appearance of Andrew. This lesser known disciple was the brother of the famous disciple Simon Peter, the one who was looked to as a leader of the group of disciples, and the one who always seemed to either say something that was out of line or something that was incredibly profound.<\/p>\r\n<p>Aside from Peter, James, and John, who were Jesus\u2019 closest disciples, most of the other disciples don\u2019t show up much by name in the gospels. There are Thomas, Matthew, Philip, and Andrew who occasionally appear, and there is Judas Iscariot who was the one to betray Jesus.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, John tells us in his gospel that this was Andrew who brought the boy with his lunch to offer it to Jesus. This event in some ways echoes the beginning of Jesus\u2019 ministry, where Andrew chooses to follow Jesus, and then he goes to get his brother and share with him the news that Jesus is the Messiah.<\/p>\r\n<p>Andrew is the model disciple who is always seen bringing people to Jesus. While he wasn\u2019t one of the most famous in the group of twelve, he may have been the most persuasive.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>In our own lives, we might not be the most famous followers of Jesus, but we still can share what we know with others and we can still help others by simply bringing them to Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--628\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. 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